[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-377":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},418318,682,"Chapter 377  The Tyrant's Past","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-377",377,"\u003Cp>Her words made sense, unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Fine.\" Neo said, clicking his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated Shadow Jump and vanished from the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, Neo appeared at the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made his way quickly to Elizabeth's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the academy had defense measures against Exalted Demigods, he couldn't rely on his Paragon-ranked strength to sneak in undetected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to move normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard at the gates allowed him entry after realizing Neo's identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching Elizabeth's room, he noticed Amelia was absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim light from a bedside lamp bathed the room in a soft glow, and the rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor filled the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like the Sphinx chose this timing because Amelia was away,\" Neo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news brought him relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't fully understand why, he didn't want to face Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached Elizabeth's hospital bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was pale, framed by strands of hair that clung to her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest rose and fell steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her furrowed brows revealed her restless state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo pulled a chair close and sat down beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind Invasion—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo flinched as his skill failed to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bounded back by a powerful barrier protecting Elizabeth's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo muttered as he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breaths were shallow and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had been a second late in deactivating his skill, he would've been hit by a mental attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She has a mind shield and a counterattack prepared in case someone tries to peek into her mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking logically, any Exalted Demigod – the peak of strength on Luminera – would have long prepared such countermeasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess you don't reach Exalted rank without being cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and tried to use the skill again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beads of sweat rolled down Neo's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds turned into minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his quick reflexes, he managed to evade the counterattacks, but every attempt was a walk on a thin line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exalted Demigods are monsters, alright. I can't breach her mental defense at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took another long look at Elizabeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I use Emphatic Bond as it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't sure if the skill would work in this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there was no harm in trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and grabbed her hand once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers felt cold against his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deep breath, Neo activated Emphatic Bond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotions surged, attempting to seep into Elizabeth's subconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh, why did it work this time—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's words were abruptly cut short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth's mental defense roared to life and caught him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized too late that the absence od the defense earlier had been a trap – a subconscious attempt by Elizabeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth's unconscious mind pressed on his soul from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's soul form started to flicker under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit… why is she so powerful…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite having a powerful soul form, he found himself struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul was being crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to call back his soul form, but Elizabeth's mental defenses refused to let him escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need… to do… something….'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried to think of a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled Sphinx's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One phrase in particular echoed in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth is having nightmares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you telling me… she is attacking me unconsciously… due to nightmares?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization leaving him dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to stay dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something, there has to be something,' he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death from having his soul torn apart was painful, even for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was no masochist and he didn't enjoy suffering from pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could, he wanted a painless solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, there is no way out. Might as well face it headfirst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind Invasion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo activated his skill, hoping to use it with Emphatic Bond to calm Elizabeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe then, she would stop attacking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was already inside her, the mental defenses couldn't block him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill activated and the scene around Neo's soul form changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared in a luxurious room with grand furniture, though the atmosphere was anything but serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl, thin and bruised, cowered in the corner of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed barely 12 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down her face as a man, older than her by at least two decades, stood over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's face was contorted in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why! The! Hell! Are! You! So! Irritating!\" the man barked, each word followed by the harsh impact of his boot against her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\" he roared, cutting her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's clenched his jaws and tried to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene around him shifted abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now stood in an old, dilapidated room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust coated the tattered sheets, and the broken furniture lay scattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was stale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl, now a few years older, sat alone, her face illuminated by the dim glow of a screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to watching a princess show on the television.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were hollow yet a smile adorned her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the door was smashed open with a loud crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man stormed inside, reeking of alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's stomach churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in these memories was Elizabeth, and the man was her ex-husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried to move and intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his body remained frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that he felt it—a 'foreign power' holding him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth's mental defenses had recognized him as an intruder and were preventing him from interfering with her memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strain was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was taking all of Neo's strength to keep his soul form from being crushed under the weight of Elizabeth's subconscious will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo found himself in the same room, the man missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a crisp slap rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth, who had reached the end of her teenage years and matured into a beauty, had an indignant expression despite being slapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman, bearing a striking resemblance to Elizabeth's now ex-husband but much older, glared at Elizabeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\" the older woman hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Elizabeth replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you refuse!?\" the woman shrieked, her hand swinging through the air once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap, brutal, left Elizabeth's cheek flushed red and swollen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin trail of blood trickled down the corner of her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's fists clenched as he watched helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth wasn't awakened at this time, and the slaps of her mother-in-law, an awakened demigod, carried enough force to inflict excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have been married for eight years! You still haven't had a kid! People are saying Aelric is impotent!\" the woman shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed Elizabeth's hair with one hand and pulled roughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are right!\" Elizabeth replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After years of enduring relentless abuse, she realized that no matter how much she begged, she would still be hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pleas had always fallen on deaf ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, she kept her mouth shut as the Darkwolf Family supported her country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget a child, I'm never going to let that bastard touch me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-bastard? How dare you call my son that word!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about it? That guy is an impotent bastard! Everyone knows it—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young, cornered, and overwhelmed by years of resentment, Elizabeth spoke without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older woman lost her temper completely.\u003C\u002Fp>",1211,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","411b940b94a49092771e51cdfd6532a3cad8e6dc7dadcd88d92907ab27eca493","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-302","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-376",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]